decompressions, compressions
[god, someone needs to pay the writers around here a little bit better...]
as much as i hate to admit it, i may be one of the biggest non-running advocates around. after the 30k trainwreck earlier this month (on the heels of a trip to boston and sinusitis), i decided that it was time to give my bones some r'n'r. it's simply invigorating--i'm looking forward to another month-plus off of my feet.
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for a long while, i've always wanted to know more about lifesaving/first responder techniques, given all of the running events that i've been at over the years. no less than two weeks ago at beach to bay one of our teammates needed to get an IV for dehydration and lightheadedness. he wound up being okay, but many suffer worse fates and i figure probability has it out for me that i'm going to be around when a serious situation occurs out on the trail or at the finish line.
several months ago, i signed up for first responder training where i work. i had my first all-day training session today, which covered a wide array of topics:
- CPR
- automatic electronic defibrillators
- choking scenarios
- manuvering bodies with and without spinal injuries
- bloodborne pathogens
- responder team protocols
- jumpbag equipment
i'll have another session in about two weeks which will cover more about first aid. it seems so right to finally be learning this information given all the running that i do. i highly encourage other runners out there to do the same--talk with your employer, contact your local red cross, etc. i really enjoyed all the information taught, and if anything, was simply humored by the fact that the last time i went mouth-to-mouth with a dummy was in high school 14 years ago.*
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* lesser men (or better men, i'm not sure): insert humor here.
as much as i hate to admit it, i may be one of the biggest non-running advocates around. after the 30k trainwreck earlier this month (on the heels of a trip to boston and sinusitis), i decided that it was time to give my bones some r'n'r. it's simply invigorating--i'm looking forward to another month-plus off of my feet.
[...]
for a long while, i've always wanted to know more about lifesaving/first responder techniques, given all of the running events that i've been at over the years. no less than two weeks ago at beach to bay one of our teammates needed to get an IV for dehydration and lightheadedness. he wound up being okay, but many suffer worse fates and i figure probability has it out for me that i'm going to be around when a serious situation occurs out on the trail or at the finish line.
several months ago, i signed up for first responder training where i work. i had my first all-day training session today, which covered a wide array of topics:
- CPR
- automatic electronic defibrillators
- choking scenarios
- manuvering bodies with and without spinal injuries
- bloodborne pathogens
- responder team protocols
- jumpbag equipment
i'll have another session in about two weeks which will cover more about first aid. it seems so right to finally be learning this information given all the running that i do. i highly encourage other runners out there to do the same--talk with your employer, contact your local red cross, etc. i really enjoyed all the information taught, and if anything, was simply humored by the fact that the last time i went mouth-to-mouth with a dummy was in high school 14 years ago.*
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* lesser men (or better men, i'm not sure): insert humor here.
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